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COASTCARE FUNDS COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

Volunteer groups working to protect and preserve Victoria’s coastal landscapes will share in almost $250,000 funding through the 2018 Coastcare Victoria Community Grants Program.

The recipients were announced at last night’s Victorian Coastal Awards, which recognise and celebrate the outstanding work and commitment of individuals and groups along Victoria’s coast.

Local Member for Bellarine Lisa Neville said Conservation Australia Volunteers and The Bellarine Catchment Network in the Bellarine Region received grants to support their efforts to conserve coastal and marine ecosystems across Victoria.

Conservation Australia Volunteers project is for Point Lonsdale Foreshore Stabilisation. The Bellarine Catchment Network is for Bellarine Coastal Community Engagement and on-ground works covering the majority of the Bellarine, focusing on Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove, Point Lonsdale, Queenscliff, St Leonards, Indented Head, Portarlington, Drysdale and Clifton Springs.

The Coastcare Victoria Community Grants Program supports community groups that are committed to the conservation, restoration and rehabilitation of coastal and marine environments along Victoria’s 2,500 kilometres of coastline.

The Victorian Government awarded grants of up to $10,000 for one-year and $15,000 for two-year projects that include revegetation, monitoring native shorebirds and animals and protecting cultural sites.